Weed-Identification

Giant Ragweed; the Mystery Plant Identified

July 6, 2009

A post here last week sought the identity of a mysterious plant that was growing wild in a Wisconsin gardener’s backyard. Well the plant has been identified by several readers here and verified by a plant expert to be Giant Ragweed! Not exactly the happy ending that I was hoping for, but at least Tamara [...]

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An Intriguing Mystery for the Plant Detectives

June 29, 2009

There have been a number of mysterious plant capers making the rounds and being investigated here at Veggie Gardening Tips lately. First there was the mix up between the look alike collard and cauliflower seedlings, then the case of the faux eggplants. Now there’s a new report of an unknown plant cropping up uninvited in [...]

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Volunteer Plants Reporting for Garden Duty

June 9, 2008

It really does pay to keep a watchful eye out when weeding the vegetable beds… you never know what surprise may show up in the form of an unexpected volunteer veggie sprouting up. Knowing what various seedlings look like from the earliest stages of their development is important in order to take advantage of the [...]

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Unappreciated Dandelions

April 16, 2007

I recently wrote about the worth of Chickweed, an unpopular but edible weed that is commonly found growing in lawns and gardens. Today’s post examines another universally despised weed; the Dandelion. If you can look beyond its tarnished reputation spring is the perfect time to enjoy a batch of fresh dandelion greens.

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Edible Chickweed

April 5, 2007

Chickweed is one of the common weeds that you may notice taking over sections of lawn and the fringes of your garden beds. If you’ve read any of the entries on my favorite edible weeds such as Nettles and Lambs Quarters, then you probably expect that my take on Chickweed will focus more on the positive aspects of this unpopular plant than on how to wipe it off of the face of the earth with poisons.

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